Perhaps the greatest aspect of the Great Awakening in terms of its foreshadowing of 20th century reforms was that of its stance on abolition (and subsequently the rights of African-Americans) and women's rights. These ideals were spread through America in all walks of life long before mainstream rights for African-Americans were even considered a possibility.
The famous Wade-Davis bill opposed the "10 percent plan" of Lincon. The Wade–Davis Bill (1864) was proposed to reconstruct the South. In contrast to the Ten Percent Plan, the bill ensured the re-admittance to Union on majority in every Southern state for taking the oath.
